harken
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Just as she’d done with “Monster,” the 2005 short film which served as a clear predecessor to “The Babadook,” Kent wanted to harken back to the equally playful and nightmarish world of early silent cinema.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
For some, the scenes harken back to the Civil Rights Movement, when authorities often turned dogs and firehoses on peaceful Black protesters marching for equality.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
At well over three hours long, the shows harken back to the days when big-budget Hollywood films trusted that audiences could sit still for more than 110 minutes.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
Along the way, they learn the language, rites, and beliefs of the “craft,” engaging in rituals that harken to Biblical beliefs .
From National Geographic ● Sep. 19, 2023
The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might harken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labors and sat down upon the bones.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Henry Cabot Lodge
